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Carbon Nanotube Elec |
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| As we all know, computer chips have been getting smaller, faster, and cheaper year-by-year for decades now. Today, some $10 pocket calculators pack more power than the most sophisticated, multi-million-dollar mainframe computer of the mid-1950s. |
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RNA Runs Interferenc |
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| At the same time stem cells are promising unprecedented hope for conditions requiring replacement of tissue, another new technology called ��쏳NA interference��� may be even bigger. This technology promises to address the one-third of human maladies that are the result of genetic glitches that can��셳 be fixed by stem cells or by any of today��셲 ��쐁onventional��� therapies. |
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The Informal Economy |
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| When you pay for a steak at a restaurant, you��셱e supporting the formal economy. Part of the price of your meal pays for taxes, which in turn pay for schools, roads, police and fire protection, and so on. |
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The Self-Driving Car |
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| Imagine getting into your car and telling the driver to take you to the office, the airport, or the mall. You relax while you��셱e ferried to your destination and dropped at the door. Your car then waits discreetly for your return trip. Not too unusual if you employ a driver or use a limo service. However, that��셲 a little pricey for the mass market. But, imagine that your driver is not a human being but rather an affordable, computerized feature on your vehicle. |
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The Money, Freedom, |
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| What do the fabled chief executives of top corporations do when they retire? |
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